The Men of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company. A LOT of history in this picture, which we have come to expect from @warfighter_actual. #recon#sniper#sarc#reconman#scoutsniper#specialamphibiousreconnaissancecorpsman Photo Credit: #Repost @warfighter_actual
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Without a doubt, one of the best platoons I was in. 4th platoon, 1st Force Recon Company, 99-01. Some platoons click, and this was one of them. We would operate our asses off during training, then party hard together on our off time. The secret? Adversity. In the 90s, Force Recon emphasized "green side" patrolling, which meant months spent in the bush, operating. Long movements at night, under observation during the day, 100lbs rucks, little chow, immediate FRAGO missions, freezing, or blistering hot temps, rain, and constant threat of compromise, this is where you "embraced the suck" and came together as a team and platoon. As time went on, OEF/OIF training became centric to those environments, and less time was spent on green side patrolling. Platoons I was in after this platoon could still operate with the best, but when the training was done, everyone went back to their "normal" lives, hence we didn't have quite the bond this platoon here had. When I got a platoon at 3rd Recon, the first place we went was the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan and spent weeks on end in the jungle, pushing the men to their limits and bonding as a team and platoon. They say "adversity builds mental toughness", but it also builds strong platoons! I was fortunate to be apart of it, and I still stay in contact with most everyone in this pic to this day! L-R Standing: Kirb, Bobby, Tank, Me, Brezer, Goodwrench, Big Dumb Rick, Bo-San, Skipper. Kneeling: Rat, Turtle, Doc, Hans, Cush, Q, Sneeks. Not pictured: Shindig, Dirty, Chaulk, Ruzzo. Jump ops, Kuwait, 2001.

Pretty awesome group of gents. 1st Plt C-Troop 2-106 Cav.
I’ve been hiatus for the past month for my 2nd Rotation with a new unit to JRTC... This time, dismounted.
2 weeks humping 100+ pounds
2 weeks with zero showers.
2 weeks with little sleep.
2 weeks with 1 MRE per day.
2 weeks 100+ degrees
2 weeks sleeping in the rain, checking each other’s feet and trying to stay dry while still accomplishing the mission.
2 weeks learning from one another, pushing each other from our left to our right.
2 weeks NO SLACK.
We’re all still busting ass in order to get shit done and get back home to our family’s. No matter what gets thrown at this group, their resilience never seizes to impress me. Time for a 🍺 a 🥩 and back to the grinder🏋️‍♀️. Charlie Mike.

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